In the winter of 2013, the life of 17-year-old Demarcus Jones, a male, was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the evening of Thursday, February 21st, while visiting with friends at a home located in the 800 block of Turner Lane in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, Demarcus was shot. First responders found him with a gunshot wound to his stomach.
Despite medical attention, he succumbed to the fatal injury, becoming another young victim of gun violence in the city.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect, another teenager from Shreveport. The day after the shooting, on Friday night, 17-year-old Almetric Curry, accompanied by his family, turned himself in to the authorities at the Shreveport Police headquarters. Detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit had gathered information that linked Curry to the death of Demarcus Jones. His surrender was without incident, and he was taken into custody.
